Batch Meshing

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Batchmeshing options
New features – Parameter and Criteria Files
Workshop Focus
Sheet Metal parts
BIW IP Trim
Door Trim
Batchmeshing - Options
Batchmeshing – Things to be done before....
Sheet Metal
Plastic
1. Categorise based on
Solid
Not required
Element Size
2. Categorise S M parts based on
Features /
Surface Area
3. Create Parameter and Criteria files

BatchMesher: New options
Many new options

New taper option infor parameter file
criteria
Parameter File
Extracting Mid-surface
Geometry Clean-up
Additional Clean-up
Meshing
Special options - Meshing
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Parameter File – Geometry Cleanup

Surface Fillet Recognition - Parameter File

Flange Recognition - Parameter File

Other options - Parameter File

Parameter File – Additional Clean-up

Feature/construction edge recognition
Parameter File – Meshing

Parameter File – Meshing

Flow / Tria reduction
Parameter File - Meshing

Improved fillet mesh flow
Without With
Nodes on Plateau – feature top edges
Check Box Activated Check Box Deactivated
Nodes on edges od round hole
Check Box Activated Check Box Deactivated

Smooth Mesh - Parameter File

Move across - Edges
Smooth Mesh - Parameter File

Folding Angle
Parameter File – Special Meshing Options
The special component selection option is used to handle three types of situations:
1. Components that must be exclude from geometry cleanup should be listed, the Batchmesher will still mesh those
components but will not perform any geometry cleanup before meshing.
2. Names of the components that should be meshed while maintaining the connectivity to external meshes have to be
listed, the Batchmesher will mesh those components but will not touch any external mesh. The connectivity to the
external mesh will be realized.
3. The option ignore selected components while maintaining connectivity to meshed components is the opposite of the
second option. Even here the connectivity to the external mesh will be realized. All listed components will not be
meshed.
BatchMesher: Improved Feature Capture
Improved feature suppression enables

regular orthogonal mesh
Geometry adherence improved

Mesh flow constrained by shared edges Mesh flow improved due to edge suppression
BatchMesher: Holes and Washer

• Better management of holes in close proximity
• Better mesh flow
Tips- Criteria File
1. When defining TEL, use minimal height or normalised height
2. Min and Max element size has the maximum impact on the mesh output
3. Min size recommended is 33% of TEL (Can go upto 40-50%).

Max size should be around 175% of TEL
4. Warpage of 15 degree and lower may be strict and may move elements out of geometry
5. % of Tria is taken as default in batchmesher, so changing this value may not affect output much
Tips- Parameter File (For BIW / Sheet Metal Parts)
1.
For Sheet Metal/BIW, use Skin Offset for Midsurface extraction
2.
Elements across flange and minimum width of the flange are dependent on the min. length.
3. For Hole and Fillet recognition make a detailed table with ranges defined
4. Do not use Auto for # elems around hole. It is better to specify the number you require.
5. Keeping auto for washers is recommended
6. Using “exact” maintains mentioned values

7. Values in “Red” means the values given are conflicting, you need to clear these conflicts for better results. Values in “Blue” are
warnings.
8. For number of elements around holes use the below formula
S= element size; R = Radius; N = Number of elements around hole
9. Recognise main fillet strips and preserve main edges will have minimal effect when Recognise and preserve major feature edges is
enabled
10.
For Sheet Metal/BIW, don’t activate the above options

11.
Activate the above options
12. Supress flanged holes/ Supress Beads – recommended is 20% of TEL
13. For Edge fillet – Value should be between min. element length and TEL
14. For Surface fillet recognition, the Midline split is not recommended the edge formed will not considered as major
feature and may not be preserved
15. For moving nodes across shared edges 10% of TEL is recommended, and across free edges 5% is recommended

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Sheet Metal parts

Batchmeshing – Things to be done before....

3. Create Parameter and Criteria files

BatchMesher: New options

Many new options

Special options - Meshing

Parameter File – Geometry Cleanup

Surface Fillet Recognition - Parameter File

Flange Recognition - Parameter File

Other options - Parameter File

Parameter File – Additional Clean-up

Parameter File – Meshing

Parameter File – Meshing

Parameter File - Meshing

Nodes on Plateau – feature top edges

Check Box Activated Check Box Deactivated

Nodes on edges od round hole

Check Box Activated Check Box Deactivated

Smooth Mesh - Parameter File

Smooth Mesh - Parameter File

Parameter File – Special Meshing Options

BatchMesher: Improved Feature Capture

Improved feature suppression enables

BatchMesher: Improved Feature Capture

Geometry adherence improved

BatchMesher: Improved Feature Capture

BatchMesher: Holes and Washer

Tips- Criteria File

1. When defining TEL, use minimal height or normalised height

3. Min size recommended is 33% of TEL (Can go upto 40-50%).

Tips- Parameter File (For BIW / Sheet Metal Parts)

For Sheet Metal/BIW, use Skin Offset for Midsurface extraction

5. Keeping auto for washers is recommended

6. Using “exact” maintains mentioned values

Tips- Parameter File (For BIW / Sheet Metal Parts)

8. For number of elements around holes use the below formula

S= element size; R = Radius; N = Number of elements around hole

For Sheet Metal/BIW, don’t activate the above options

Tips- Parameter File (For BIW / Sheet Metal Parts)

Activate the above options

12. Supress flanged holes/ Supress Beads – recommended is 20% of TEL

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